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microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation setup

Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP Corporate
Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from
work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and create
a new partition ie do a clean install of Vista Ultimate.

I'd rather do this than in the Vista upgrade trick install to get a clean
installation.

You would need a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
in order to perform a clean install. The "corporate"
Windows XP license belongs to the company and not
you and it cannot be transferred to you as it is a
Volume License.

Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP Corporate
Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from
work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and create
a new partition ie do a clean install of Vista Ultimate.

I'd rather do this than in the Vista upgrade trick install to get a clean
installation.

Yes but I own retail version of Windows 2000 Professional so surely I'm
legally allowed to do this.
I just wanted to know if Vista Upgrade will recognise WinXP Corporate
Edition as qualifying product.

It will save me installing Windows 2000 over XP.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:BCBE6995-D446-4DEB-AE82-A4069E533F63@microsoft.com...
> You would need a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
> in order to perform a clean install. The "corporate"
> Windows XP license belongs to the company and not
> you and it cannot be transferred to you as it is a
> Volume License.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Distorted Vision" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP Corporate
> Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from
> work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and
> create
> a new partition ie do a clean install of Vista Ultimate.
>
> I'd rather do this than in the Vista upgrade trick install to get a clean
> installation.
>
> Is this possible?
>
>

Yes, it would be a qualifying operating system to
upgrade from "if" you are the registered owner of
the software. But I believe the company is the
registered owner. In your case, you would need to
perform a clean install of Windows 2000 and then
install an upgrade version of Vista.

Yes but I own retail version of Windows 2000 Professional so surely I'm
legally allowed to do this.
I just wanted to know if Vista Upgrade will recognise WinXP Corporate
Edition as qualifying product.

It will save me installing Windows 2000 over XP.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:BCBE6995-D446-4DEB-AE82-A4069E533F63@microsoft.com...
> You would need a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
> in order to perform a clean install. The "corporate"
> Windows XP license belongs to the company and not
> you and it cannot be transferred to you as it is a
> Volume License.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Distorted Vision" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP Corporate
> Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from
> work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and
> create
> a new partition ie do a clean install of Vista Ultimate.
>
> I'd rather do this than in the Vista upgrade trick install to get a clean
> installation.
>
> Is this possible?
>
>

Problem is I've got the original CD, packaging and documentation that came
with Windows 2000. But I have lost the original case which has the license
key on it.
Is there any way I can get this from Microsoft because I registered it with
them.

Cheers

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:B2CC998E-BFBB-450C-B4F7-B2253DC29112@microsoft.com...
> Yes, it would be a qualifying operating system to
> upgrade from "if" you are the registered owner of
> the software. But I believe the company is the
> registered owner. In your case, you would need to
> perform a clean install of Windows 2000 and then
> install an upgrade version of Vista.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Distorted Vision" wrote:
>
> Yes but I own retail version of Windows 2000 Professional so surely I'm
> legally allowed to do this.
> I just wanted to know if Vista Upgrade will recognise WinXP Corporate
> Edition as qualifying product.
>
> It will save me installing Windows 2000 over XP.
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:BCBE6995-D446-4DEB-AE82-A4069E533F63@microsoft.com...
>> You would need a "Full Version" of Windows Vista
>> in order to perform a clean install. The "corporate"
>> Windows XP license belongs to the company and not
>> you and it cannot be transferred to you as it is a
>> Volume License.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Distorted Vision" wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP
>> Corporate
>> Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from
>> work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and
>> create
>> a new partition ie do a clean install of Vista Ultimate.
>>
>> I'd rather do this than in the Vista upgrade trick install to get a clean
>> installation.
>>
>> Is this possible?
>>
>>
>
>

Problem is I've got the original CD, packaging and documentation that came
with Windows 2000. But I have lost the original case which has the license
key on it.
Is there any way I can get this from Microsoft because I registered it with
them.